Early Learning
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Education

Early learning opens up a rich teaching path

Early years teaching is giving professional teachers a rich range of opportunities to make a genuine difference in the lives of young children. Guardian Childcare and
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Education

Guardian Childcare gives an early start on democracy

Canberra children as young as three are learning about the power of democracy through an innovative and interactive new program. The Guardian Childcare and Education
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Early Learning, Education

‘Groundbreaking’ new early learning program launched

Guardian Childcare and Education has launched a new education program that it believes will mark a new era for early learning. The To BE Me program is the result of
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Happy children

Community, Early Learning, Education, Federal, Government, State, Support & Services

Registers boost child safety in public and in care

Legislation to establish a public child sex offender register will be introduced into Queensland Parliament this week, days after a national register to track childcare
Read more 25 August 2025
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Early Learning, Education, Perspectives

Will stripping childcare centre funding keep children safe?

By Erin Harper Childcare centres will lose their eligibility for fee subsidies if they don’t meet safety standards, according to a new bill introduced to Federal
Read more 24 July 2025
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Community, Early Learning, Education, Government, Safety, State

Queensland fast-tracks child protection scheme

Queensland will fast-track requirements for the early childhood sector to investigate and report suspicious conduct. State Attorney-General and Justice Minister Deb
Read more 11 July 2025

Higher Education
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Education

Adelaide’s analogue astronauts in world’s largest mission

Australia is in the middle of a two-week space mission involving 25 countries across the globe. A team from the University of Adelaide and international space testing,
Read more 14 October 2025
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People

Aussie professor wins Nobel Prize for MOFs

By Deanna D’Alessandro The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large
Read more 9 October 2025
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Education, Higher Education

Research might unites in new Brisbane centre

A Brisbane university has created a new cross-faculty centre to address the world’s most pressing environmental and societal challenges. Professor Jonathan Rhodes said
Read more 8 October 2025
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Education, Higher Education, Schools

Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry

An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study. The research, from the University
Read more 30 September 2025
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Education, Higher Education

Global spike in young people with tertiary qualifications

Education in the developed world has reached an all-time high with almost half of young adults now completing a tertiary education. The latest analysis by the OECD found
Read more 12 September 2025
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Business, Education, Higher Education, Property

39,000 purpose-built student beds in the pipeline

Dedicated student accommodation is set to top 144,000 beds over the next two years, with almost 39,000 beds in the current pipeline. The latest Urbis Student
Read more 9 September 2025

Schools
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Government

New schools-based pathway to automotive career

A new Queensland school-based career pathway has been established to overcome a skills shortage in the automotive industry. State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training
Read more 29 October 2025
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Education

Ministers back national plan to counter school bullying

$10 million will be injected into a new national campaign to counter bullying at Australian schools. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said all state and territory
Read more 20 October 2025
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Economy, Education, Employment, Government, Schools, State

Australia leads world in fast-tracking teachers

A global study of teachers has found the vast majority are satisfied with their jobs, while Australia is fast-tracking mature-aged teachers at world-leading rates. The
Read more 8 October 2025
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Business, Community, Education, Environment, Health, Research & Science, Schools, Technology

Quantum machine learning makes a leap into the real world

One of the first projects in Australia to use quantum machine learning in a non-quantum industry aims to improve food security and student wellbeing. Not-for-profit Food
Read more 1 October 2025
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Education, Government, People, Schools, State

New Bills promote the views of Queensland youth

Bills delivering life skills to high school students, improving safety in sports and increasing investment in regional Queensland will be presented to parliament this
Read more 1 October 2025
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Education, Higher Education, Schools

Students at risk from lawless “shadow education” industry

An unregulated billion-dollar shadow education system is exposing students to deepening educational inequity, according to a new study. The research, from the University
Read more 30 September 2025

Vocation
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Arts

Boost in technical support for the Arts

A south-east Queensland initiative to counter the technical skills shortage in the Arts industry will expand its program from next year. Queensland Performing Arts
Read more 4 November 2025
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Government

New schools-based pathway to automotive career

A new Queensland school-based career pathway has been established to overcome a skills shortage in the automotive industry. State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training
Read more 29 October 2025
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Community, Economy, Education, Federal, Finances, Government, Health, Higher Education, Vocational

Prac payments now available for selected students

Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
Read more 1 July 2025
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Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Energy & Resources, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property, Schools, Technology, Transport, Vocational

Students shown the impact of engineering

A new digital engineering academy has been established to support the next generation of engineers, particularly young women. The partnership between Engineers Australia
Read more 26 June 2025
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Community, Education, Health, Higher Education, People, Research & Science, Schools, Vocational

Education levels linked to life expectancy

Education levels can impact life expectancies by more than seven years, according to new Australian research. A study carried out by Melbourne’s Monash University
Read more 24 June 2025
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Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Energy & Resources, Government, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property, State, Technology, Vocational

Future skills put to test in Brisbane

Hundreds of Australia’s best apprentices and trainees converge on Brisbane this week to contest the 2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships. Queensland
Read more 11 June 2025